Charlotte Dujardin and Lucinda Green win equestrian safety awards
World number one Charlotte is one of a small number of top-level dressage riders who choose to wear a safety helmet rather than a traditional top hat
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Eventers determined rain will not stop play this season
With the countdown to the eventing season underway, event organisers have been working hard to ensure events can go ahead
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Convictions spark row around Showjumping Ireland committee member
A welfare group has criticised the appointment of a woman with convictions for animal cruelty to the Irish showjumping association
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Farrier struck off for animal cruelty offences
A farrier who was convicted of animal cruelty has been banned by the Farriers Registration Council
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Bute tests show contaminated meat has got into food chain
Of 206 horses killed for meat in one week in the UK, eight had been given bute
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Horse passport warning for vets
Vets have been warned by the Government that they face fines of up to £5,000 if they fail to record that a horse has been given bute on its passport
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Yorkshire abattoir accused of passing off horse meat as beef
In the latest development of the horse meat scandal, the Food Standards Agency has raided an abattoir in West Yorkshire
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Julian Barnfield testimonial meet postponed due to bad weather
Julian was the huntsman at the centre of the Heythrop court case that caused a furore when it emerged the RSPCA had spent £326,000 on the prosecution
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Ben Maher wins back-to-back grands prix in Florida
Ben rode his new ride Urico to victory in the Adeqan CSI** grand prix on Saturday night
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Addington Manor EC in British Dressage dispute
Addington Manor Equestrian Centre director Tim Price has accused British Dressage of unfairly restricting competition between venues after he was unable to reschedule his High Profile Show
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Shocking news that frozen lasagne brand is 100 per cent horsemeat
Some Findus beef lasagne ready meals are 100% horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency has revealed
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More hunts take action over equine herpes outbreak
But the vet at the centre of the outbreak says the virus is still contained on one yard
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Heythrop suspends hunting over equine herpes outbreak
Horse owners in the Moreton-in-Marsh area of Gloucestershire have been warned to watch out for signs of the virus after an outbreak on a hunting yard
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Petition to save Essex's Longwood Equestrian Centre
A petition to save the Basildon show centre from demolition has attracted more than 4,000 signatures
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Horse meat fears fuel call for horse database
Passports must be better regulated and a central database of Britain’s horses is essential, the horse world has reiterated. This follows the high-profile issues surrounding horse meat in the press
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New British Eventing dates still not enough say Scottish riders
British Eventing has taken action to halt a decline in the number of Scottish horse trials, with extra dates and classes and a new venue for the 2014 Central Scotland Horse Trials
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'Harassment' story prompts outraged comments from antis
A teenage girl’s complaints about harassment by masked “hunt monitors” have caused a storm of vitriol on a local newspaper website.
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Carriage ride operator charged over death of spectator at show
The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the owner of a carriage ride business and the organiser of a country show over the death of a partially sighted woman
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Horse meat now found in Spanish beef burgers
Traces of horse meat have been found in burgers on sale in Spain, it has been reported
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Sponsorship news in the UK horse industry
New and long-standing sponsors have signed up to support British horse sport and riders reveal their new sponsorship deals
